New Zealand Gazette – 1918 – No. 116

Page 3089

✨ Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics

The Census and Statistics Act, 1910.—Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics.

THE collection of agricultural and pastoral statistics for the season 1917–18 is now sufficiently advanced to enable preliminary figures to be given for the Dominion. Complete returns have so far been received for 119 counties out of the 125 which comprise the Dominion. Estimates have been made for the incomplete portions of the remaining six counties. The tables appended hereto are consequently liable to revision on the complete returns coming to hand.

Census and Statistics Office, Wellington, 23rd August, 1918.

MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician.

INTERIM RETURNS.

I.—TABLE showing APPROXIMATE AREAS and YIELDS of the PRINCIPAL CROPS in each Land District in the Dominion.

| Land District. | Wheat. | | | | | Oats. | | | | | Barley. | | | | Maize. | | | | Rye-grass. | | Cocksfoot. | | Potatoes. | | Turnips. | Mangolds. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | For Threshing. | | For Chaff, Hay, or Ensilage. | | Not harvested (Fed off, &c.). | For Threshing. | | For Chaff, Hay, or Ensilage. | | Not harvested (Fed off, &c.). | For Threshing. | | For Chaff, Hay, or Ensilage. | | For Threshing. | | For Ensilage. | | | | | | | | | |
| | Area. | Yield. | Area. | Yield. | | Area. | Yield. | Area. | Yield. | | Area. | Yield. | Area. | Yield. | Area. | Yield. | Area. | Yield. | Area. | Yield. | Area. | Yield. | Area. | Yield. | Area. | |
| | Acres. | Bushels. | Acres. | Tons. | Acres. | Acres. | Bushels. | Acres. | Tons. | Acres. | Acres. | Bushels. | Acres. | Tons. | Acres. | Bushels. | Acres. | Tons. | Acres. | Lb. | Acres. | Lb. | Acres. | Tons. | Acres. | Acres. |
| Auckland .. | 620 | 15,476 | 178 | 280 | 95 | 206 | 4,448 | 14,605 | 19,163 | 313 | 333 | 8,241 | 125 | 223 | 4,852 | 181,238 | 336 | 2,417 | 309 | 82,927 | 880 | 144,128 | 2,836 | 12,134 | 50,830 | 1,037 |
| Hawke’s Bay .. | 945 | 24,588 | 43 | 82 | 28 | 515 | 15,571 | 11,051 | 16,790 | 360 | 1,559 | 65,281 | 192 | 398 | 3,093 | 179,626 | 83 | 332 | 2,529 | 931,406 | 289 | 30,021 | 1,028 | 5,115 | 11,332 | 200 |
| Taranaki .. | 698 | 16,986 | .. | .. | .. | 433 | 11,491 | 5,264 | 9,196 | 279 | 273 | 10,066 | 36 | 70 | 13 | 319 | 33 | 77 | 66 | 16,155 | 31 | 5,114 | 440 | 1,769 | 30,834 | 1,379 |
| Wellington .. | 6,959 | 148,182 | 410 | 584 | 68 | 3,802 | 107,025 | 17,506 | 26,360 | 596 | 911 | 28,024 | 62 | 132 | 30 | 1,029 | 69 | 172 | 3,446 | 874,057 | 425 | 44,269 | 2,045 | 10,929 | 30,877 | 920 |
| Nelson .. | 1,333 | 20,701 | 55 | 68 | 20 | 860 | 17,000 | 8,641 | 9,385 | 196 | 1,200 | 23,000 | 3 | 20 | .. | .. | 9 | 85 | 45 | 9,990 | 117 | 11,571 | 516 | 1,780 | 4,950 | 17 |
| Marlborough .. | 3,285 | 57,125 | 40 | 51 | 111 | 872 | 22,915 | 14,607 | 25,150 | 532 | 4,900 | 118,166 | .. | .. | 3 | 95 | 7 | 35 | 715 | 132,226 | 195 | 21,181 | 373 | 1,633 | 1,942 | 218 |
| Westland .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 300 | 389 | 554 | 130 | .. | .. | 3 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 36 | 150 | 1,685 | .. |
| Canterbury .. | 217,272 | 5,254,374 | 977 | 1,975 | 2,223 | 79,565 | 2,066,945 | 137,439 | 153,009 | 15,318 | 5,777 | 171,411 | 65 | 112 | 52 | 1,382 | 8 | 25 | 35,492 | 12,761,838 | 13,031 | 1,924,508 | 11,529 | 49,150 | 103,962 | 3,616 |
| Otago .. | 42,442 | 1,134,380 | 345 | 484 | 245 | 36,727 | 1,280,691 | 53,417 | 84,761 | 2,057 | 4,062 | 138,318 | 59 | 78 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8,672 | 1,973,534 | 1,246 | 96,718 | 2,511 | 8,312 | 94,163 | 1,184 |
| Southland .. | 3,323 | 88,937 | 19 | 25 | 45 | 30,409 | 1,259,005 | 44,706 | 68,485 | 417 | 274 | 9,554 | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17,447 | 8,733,604 | 386 | 106,477 | 1,321 | 6,972 | 110,720 | 40 |
| Totals, Dominion, 1917–18 (interim figures only) | 276,877 | 6,761,249 | 2,067 | 3,549 | 2,835 | 153,399 | 4,785,391 | 307,625 | 412,853 | 20,198 | 19,289 | 572,061 | 546 | 1,047 | 8,043 | 363,689 | 545 | 3,143 | 68,721 | 25,515,737 | 16,600 | 2,383,987 | 22,635 | 97,944 | 441,295 | 8,611 |
| Totals, Dominion, 1916–17 (final figures) | 217,743 | 5,051,227 | 3,738 | 5,186 | 2,871 | 177,524 | 5,371,436 | 354,550 | 432,878 | 32,738 | 29,646 | 738,050 | 1,240 | 2,151 | 6,359 | 274,283 | 711 | 5,107 | 79,135 | 23,049,749 | 16,134 | 1,907,043 | 26,156 | 133,642 | 526,283 | 9,073 |

II.—TABLE showing the APPROXIMATE NUMBERS of the Principal Varieties of LIVE-STOCK in each Land District in the Dominion (inclusive of its Interior Boroughs).

Land District.	Horses, as at 31st Jan., 1918.	Dairy Cows, as at 31st Jan., 1918 (in Milk and Dry).	Total Cattle, as at 31st Jan., 1918 (including Figures in Previous Column).	Number of Sheep shorn Season 1917–18.	Number of Lambs tailed, Season 1917–18.	Sheep (including Lambs), as at 30th April, 1918.	Pigs, as at 31st Jan., 1918.
Auckland ..	98,740	284,937	974,345	1,829,680	807,932	1,844,666	80,239
Hawke’s Bay ..	39,754	43,115	428,607	5,726,715	2,559,184	6,308,338	16,129
Taranaki ..	25,716	147,523	353,941	1,039,764	375,455	960,219	37,609
Wellington ..	52,584	130,749	551,646	5,348,085	2,611,678	5,724,165	36,768
Nelson ..	9,014	18,717	54,586	414,282	178,768	473,270	9,827
Marlborough ..	7,523	10,882	35,991	965,592	414,262	1,037,660	6,821
Westland ..	3,461	10,024	38,569	64,679	27,883	66,907	3,494
Canterbury ..	68,964	59,775	175,798	4,058,374	2,300,013	5,135,942	41,695
Otago ..	42,338	45,694	126,021	2,641,953	1,179,824	3,097,291	14,260
Southland ..	30,897	46,153	148,710	1,562,450	788,803	1,889,844	11,427
Totals, Dominion, 1918 (interim figs.)	378,991	797,569	2,888,214	23,651,574	11,243,802	26,538,302	258,269
Totals, Dominion, 1917 (final figures)	373,600	777,439	2,575,230	22,462,291	10,745,386	25,270,386	283,770